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The anglerfish: The original approach to deep-sea fishing

MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
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Deep-sea anglerfish are strange and elusive creatures that are very rarely observed in their natural habitat. Fewer than half a dozen have ever been captured on film or video by deep diving research vehicles. This little angler, about 9 cm long, is named Melanocetus. It is also known as the Black Seadevil and it lives in the deep dark waters of the Monterey Canyon. MBARI's ROV Doc Ricketts observed this anglerfish for the first time at 600 meters on a midwater research expedition in November 2014. We believe that this is the first video footage ever made of this species alive and at depth. Watch a video about a different type of anglerfish observed by ROV Doc Ricketts for the first time:    • Fishing in the deep: observations of ...   For more information: http://www.mbari.org Video producer: Susan vonThun Script and narration: Bruce Robison ...more
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The anglerfish: The original approach to deep-sea fishing
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Deep-sea anglerfish are strange and elusive creatures that are very rarely observed in their natural habitat. Fewer than half a dozen have ever been captured on film or video by deep diving research vehicles. This little angler, about 9 cm long, is named Melanocetus. It is also known as the Black Seadevil and it lives in the deep dark waters of the Monterey Canyon. MBARI's ROV Doc Ricketts observed this anglerfish for the first time at 600 meters on a midwater research expedition in November 2014. We believe that this is the first video footage ever made of this species alive and at depth. Watch a video about a different type of anglerfish observed by ROV Doc Ricketts for the first time:    • Fishing in the deep: observations of ...   For more information: http://www.mbari.org Video producer: Susan vonThun Script and narration: Bruce Robison

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MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

271K subscribers